{"product_id":"second-hand-tom-scholz-power-soak","title":"Second Hand Tom Scholz Power Soak","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eSecond Hand Tom Scholz Power Soak\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: small;\"\u003eThe Power Soak was the first commercial product by Tom Scholz. It wasn't named \"Rockman\": this trademark was introduced only in 1982 at the creation of the headphones amp. The Power Soak is therefore \"Tom Scholz's Power Soak\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThough the Power Soak was not the first power attenuation device for guitar amps, it was the first to be 100% reliable, the first to respect the sound of the amp. Most of all, it was the first to include a volume control: the previous devices were only dummy-loads without setting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Power-Soak can be used in several situations:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrank up an amp in the studio and turn down the volume until people can stand it...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTweak the sound you want on stage, then adjust the volume to match the venue or the rest of the band (difficult for a guitarist, but you can do it!)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBedroom playing: you can at least use your favorite tube amp at home with a decent sound!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAre there any limitations? Apart from the fact that the Power-Soak will not accept a 150W Triple Rectifier (it is \"limited\" to 100-120W), it's only fair to say that the less you attenuate, the better it sounds. It is not due to the Power-Soak itself: the guitar speakers are not linear and need a minimum amount of power to \"breathe\". If you send only a few watts into a guitar cab designed for 100W, the sound will be somehow flat and muddy. You can partially correct that with the tone controls of your amp, but let's say it: there's nothing like feeling the air moving with 100W in your ears, and you won't get the same sensations with 1W sent into a 4x12' cab. That's normal. Moreover, the human ear doesn't behave the same way at high SPL's or at low SPL's, making it impossible to compare bedroom level playing and stage level playing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis limitation is of course out of scope for normal attenuations: the Power-Soak is really respectful to the sound of your amp if you only need a few dB's attenuation. Remember that -3dB is equivalent to dividing the power by 2, and the Power-Soak can go down to -32dB (headphones level)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Second Hand Pedals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43527987724347,"sku":null,"price":289.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0045\/7952\/files\/IMG_7420.heic?v=1779173509","url":"https:\/\/www.pedalempire.com.au\/products\/second-hand-tom-scholz-power-soak","provider":"Pedal Empire","version":"1.0","type":"link"}